Fallout 3 Walkthrough & Strategy Guide

Published: Jan 27, 2008

Fallout 3 Appendices

Endurance Bobblehead

"Always be ready to take one for the team." -- Endurance +1

The Endurance Bobblehead may very well be the most dangerous one you're expected to acquire. After all, it's located in a location with an awfully foreboding name, the Deathclaw Sanctuary. If you're not familiar with the name Deathclaw, then we'll come right out and say that getting this Bobblehead might not be such a good idea until you are familiar. That's because the Deathclaw may very well be the most difficult enemy in the entire game to fight. They are aggressive and powerful beasts, who move quickly over almost all terrain and won't stop fighting until either you or it is dead. Their sanctuary is located near the northwest corner of the map. If you go to Raven Rock, which is the northwestern-most location in the Capital Wasteland, Deathclaw Sanctuary is located almost due southeast. It's directly parallel to the Broadcast Tower KB5, and due south of the SatCom Array NW-05a.

As you approach this area, be careful. As with any locale in the northwest corner of the Capital Wasteland, chances are this place, and areas around it, are crawling with hostile Enclave forces. Enter the gate into the sanctuary itself, and immediately duck down. This dark cavern is a great place to sneak around, but you want to dodge a conflict with the Deathclaws here at all costs. Employ a Stealth Boy if you have it, and then go down the linear pathway, keeping a keen eye out for any Deathclaws. When you reach a well-lit section of the path where the two forks come together, the Bobblehead you seek can be found. It'll be sitting atop a mostly-submerged barrel with a Mini Nuke and a magazine flanking it. Grab the Bobblehead and get the hell out of there!